Domaine Faiveley, Pommard Rugiens other_regions 26% Mourvèdre and 23% Syrah

26% Mourvèdre and 23% Syrah aged in 35% new French oak

(this now contains only 25% young vine Clos de la Roche fruit as Seysses explains “we no longer have much young vine fruit

The 2018 Pavie was picked from 1 to 10 October

fresh and grippy Auslese with racy acidity that cuts the sweetness and pairs with the mineral backbone of this refined and frisky Auslese

but it is already beginning to unwind

Domaine Faiveley, Pommard Rugiens other_regions 26% Mourvèdre and 23% SyrahA restrained and cool nose features notes of both red and black pinot fruit with hints of herbal tea, spice and wet stone. The delicious and energetic middle weight flavors possess plenty of minerality and solid midpalate density before culminating on the lingering finish that also displays a trace of dryness. Even so among the three wines from the Cte de Beaune in the range this displays the least amount of dryness. I would describe this as a success